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Neil Turner

Goose Creek,SC

Summary

Professional Spanish Teacher focused on maximizing student learning potential through diverse instructional strategies and classroom management techniques. Skilled lecturer, discussion facilitator and hands-on leader focused on student success. Excels at meeting and exceeding district standards. Skilled in developing engaging curriculums and utilizing innovative teaching strategies to promote engagement and maintain interactive learning environment.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
15
15
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Spanish Teacher

Berkeley County School District
08.2008 - Current

• Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
• Explored and implemented innovative use of technology in language education.
• Spoke to students in Spanish to challenge students and introduce students to Spanish speaking environments.
• Explained concepts and assignments in both English and Spanish.
• Conducted foreign language exams to determine fluency and comprehension.
• Used written exercises to test and develop reading and writing foreign languages.
• Developed and implemented variety of instructional strategies to meet diverse needs of students.
• Built variety of formative and summative assessments to measure student progress.
• Assisted in development of college and career readiness programs.
• Utilized data to inform instructional decisions and personalize learning.
• Taught Exploratory Spanish, Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, Spanish IV, and Conversational Spanish. AP Spanish certified.
• Department Head at previous school.
• Designed and facilitated effective training sessions and professional development sessions regarding foreign language curriculum and materials development.
• Used LMS to reach target audience with materials, resources, and assessments to learn the content.
• Applied research based and data-based principals to theories of foreign language learning, curriculum development, materials development, program design, and evaluation of the program.
• Analyzed, designed, developed, evaluated, and revised curriculums to ensure student success.
• Planned and conducted quality assurance assessments of all phases on the instructional systems design process to ensure that students are learning, and the assessments are aligned with the curriculum.
• Designed instructional content relevant to the lessons and level of the target audience.
• Prepared upcoming course work and evaluated courses for effectiveness.
• Taught adult learners in Professional Development sessions.
• Provided logistics support for both virtual and in-person classes during virtual teaching.
• Trained, coached, and mentored new and experienced teachers throughout the school year to ensure best practices and training standards are followed.
• Led meetings regarding data analyzes, discipline issues, training sessions, technology updates/professional development, and curriculum writing.
• Administered classes to other teachers and administrators during district wide professional development sessions.
• Involved in budgetary meetings, and meetings with business partners to increase revenue and involvement in the Renaissance Club.
• Helped increase revenue, membership, and business partners in the Hanahan Renaissance Club.
• Filled in for administrators when needed for discipline referrals, meeting with parents/students, duty stations, emergency drills, and helping other teachers.
• Helped develop and write the Spanish curriculum and yearly revisions for BCSD.

Robotics Assembler

Nanoscreen LLC
08.2006 - 07.2008
  • Assembled Liquid Handling Multimeks
  • Machined 38, 96, Septum Piercing, & Disposable Tip 1536 Head Types
  • Used Plastic Injection molding machines, created 30 uL, 50 uL, & 7 uL pipette tips
  • Experience using FANUC robodrills, FADAL CNC machines, & injection molding machines including hybrid types
  • Helped maintain clean room where Plastic Injection molding machines were, and where pipette tips were manufactured and packaged.
  • Assembled components with minimal supervision, exceeding expected project milestones.
  • Collaborated with team members to improve production processes and maintain quality standards.

Assistant Retail Store Manager

Sprint, Sprint/Nextel
08.2003 - 08.2006
  • Helped customers with purchasing/upgrading phones, plans, & accessories
  • Repaired customers’ phones
  • Trained customers on how to use their smartphones
  • Opened & closed the store to include making cash drops & making sure that cash drawers had the proper starting amount
  • Made supervisory decisions to retain customers & to keep high quality customer service
  • Trained new employees on how to sell phones and accessories, how to talk to customers, and how to operate the cash drawer
  • Completed monthly inventories and placed orders for new smartphones and accessories.
  • Assisted store manager in meeting standards for customer service and quality.
  • Managed inventory control processes to restore back stock, control costs, and maintain sales floor levels to meet customer needs.
  • Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues, and difficult customers.
  • Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
  • Managed scheduling for store shifts to accomplish proper staffing.
  • Tracked daily cash handling, reconciled sales and prepared bank deposits.
  • Trained employees, monitored performance and conducted periodic reviews focused on continuous improvement.

Team Supervisor

OSI
09.1997 - 08.2003
  • Responsible for a team of 20+ Spanish speaking bill collectors and customer service representatives for AT&T customers
  • Evaluated team member calls to ensure quality customer service
  • Evaluated team members to maintain proper collection techniques to including federal & state regulatory laws
  • Trained new team members and new employees on how to take calls, speak with customers, and how to operate the computer system for billing purposes, writing notes, and create payment plans
  • Built call sectors using DAVOX system for outgoing call blocks for teams.
  • Maintained understanding of overall business goals, tailoring new hires and continuing training towards reaching prescribed targets.
  • Interacted with cross-functional support groups to manage day-to-day operations and identified and resolved operational problems using defined processes, expertise and judgment.

Education

M.D. - Secondary Administration

The Citadel Graduate College
Charleston, SC
08.2015 - 12.2018

M.D. - Languages: Spanish

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
08.2010 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
08.1997 - 12.2001

High School Diploma -

Goose Creek High School
Goose Creek, SC
08.1994 - 06.1997

Skills

  • Team Building & Leadership
  • Practitioner of Extreme Ownership and Leadership values
  • Public Speaking & Presentations
  • Verbal/Written Communication
  • Lesson Planning
  • Classroom Teaching/Training/Coaching
  • Classroom/People Management/Supervision
  • Curriculum Development
  • Google Earth, Docs, Slides, Sheets, & Forms, Google Classroom, BlackBoard
  • Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, Exel, and Publisher
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Team Leadership
  • Program Development
  • Oaks, Lesesne, and BlackBoard Learning Management Systems
  • SMART Boards hardware and software
  • Instructional Design
  • Technology Integration
  • Project-Based Learning
  • Apple Pages, Keynotes, & Numbers

Certification

· Highly qualified South Carolina teaching certification in Spanish, AP Spanish, and Secondary Administration

· Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Certified 2015

· SCTS 4.0 Evaluation System Certified

· 2016-Present Mentor and SAFE-T Evaluator certified 2013 and recertified 2016

· Darkness to Light certified 2021

· Jason Flatt Act certified 2021

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

M.D. - Secondary Administration

The Citadel Graduate College
08.2015 - 12.2018

M.D. - Languages: Spanish

College of Charleston
08.2010 - 05.2015

Spanish Teacher

Berkeley County School District
08.2008 - Current

Robotics Assembler

Nanoscreen LLC
08.2006 - 07.2008

Assistant Retail Store Manager

Sprint, Sprint/Nextel
08.2003 - 08.2006

Team Supervisor

OSI
09.1997 - 08.2003

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

College of Charleston
08.1997 - 12.2001

High School Diploma -

Goose Creek High School
08.1994 - 06.1997
Neil Turner